Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-30
THEATRICAL GOSSIP

Sarah Bernhard has lost her voice perma.
nently, her physician fears
Myra Goodwin begins her tour in "Philo
)ene," new comedy by Edward K. Kidder
Oct g.
Robson and Crane mention that they have
paid nearly $4,000 in royalties to American
dramatists since 1871
M. Coquelin, the French actor, is now play
ing series of farewell engagements in
Europe. He will soon sail for Rio de Janeiro.
Billy Emerson, the minstrel, can't travel
without his wife, and makes the poor woman
sit in proscenium box at every performance.
Think of being obliged to see a minstrel show
eight times week.
Ludwig Bamay is to visit America this
winter under the management of Conreid &
Hermann. He is to receive 81 900 night
for thirty performances, twelve of which will
be given in New York at the Academy of
Music.
Mr.. F. F. Mackay has been engaged to Gre
ate the part of Holly the Baboon) in Mr.. Gil
lettes version of "She," which is to be pro-
duced at Niblo's. Mr.. Mackay's last appear
ance in New York was in "The Main Line"
at the Lyceum
Mrs. Langtry feels confident that her hus-
band will not remove to this country in order
to fight her application for divorce. He is
said to receive S125 per month as an induce
ment to remain in England, the sum being
guaranteed him during life
Miss Minnie Palmer, who has Just re-
turned from Europe via Australia, begins a
brief engagement at the Fourteenth street
theatre, New York, Oct. 10, where she will
be seen for the first time there in an operetta
entitled "The Ring and the Keeper"
The London Times says of Mary Anderson's
double performance of Hermoine and Perdita
in "a Winters Tale, !" that she has abandoned
her early eccentricites Of treatment and in
vented another style more Objectionable, and
that it is time for common sense to interfere.
Elsie Leslie, who is playing with E. H.
Southern and Herbert Archer in the little
sketch "Editha's Burglar" in addition to
'The Great Pink PEARL" is but years old,
but has been on the stage two seasons. Mr..
Joseph Jefferson is a great friend of her
parents, and took such fancy to the child
that he insisted on having her do his chidren's
characters.
Among recent deaths is that of Mrs. r.
Barker, once popular actress in England
but latterly in retirement She was of an
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Mrs William Cowell, prominent actress and
singer in Boston for many years, who ulti-
matey, after the death of her husband, settled
down in Chicago as teacher of the dramatic
art. 1t is said that Michael Balfe, the COM
poser, WIS an uncle of Mrs. Barker
Herrmanns season is booming in the west
His new feature, "The Black Art" has made
a tremendous hit. The Chicago and Louis
vile business was immense Negotiations are
pending now for securing a prominent New
York theatre for long run. Indications
point to this being Herrmann's greatest sea-
son, His repertoire is so new and 50 entirely
different from anything he ever produced
that he feels sanguine of being able to put In
q number Of weeks in New York
Mr. Harry C. Miner, who will have the man.
agement of Mrs. j. B. Potter's first profess
sonal tour of the United States, has brought
from England the right to use new system
Of calcium lighting, lately introduced and
patented by the manager of the Theatre
Royal, Manchester. From seventy five to $50
lights are used at once, and the effect is said
to be wonderfully fine. The patentee will
send his own man over here to put tho sys
tenn in both of the theatres in New York con-
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